Nuffield Health
Clinical Governance Lead
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Clinical Governance Lead
Leicester Hospital | Nursing | Permanent contract | Full time
Up to £60,000 per annum depending on experience
37.5 hours per week - Part time could be considered (around 30 hours plus)
As our Clinical Governance Lead at our Leicester Hospital, you will provide strong clinical leadership and scrutiny of all matters relating to the Quality of all clinical care delivery. This role will work alongside Senior Clinical Leaders and key stakeholders across the organisation to facilitate clinical excellence, impact and fulfilment of Nuffield Health’s charitable purpose.
Key Responsibilities:
- Champion the organisation’s brand values
- Drive the continuous improvement
- Data quality and data analysis capabilities
- Reporting and escalation processes (i.e. Board and Incident Reporting) to guide our Quality learning and decision-making
- Work alongside other Senior Clinical and Medical Leaders, lead the delivery of Quality Assurance and improvement activity, including delivery of systems which support clinical effectiveness, patient safety, regulatory compliance, customer feedback and professional development
- Lead on the development, review and oversight of Clinical Policies and SOPs, ensuring that the clinical policy catalogue is effectively managed
- Provide advice, guidance and subject matter expertise on governance processes to all those involved in the leadership of clinical care
- Support the maintenance and achievement of clinical and/or organisational accreditation (e.g. ISO9001), contributing to, and facilitating successful certification
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Qualifications and Experience:
- Registered Clinician (NMC, HCPC or GPC)
- Educated up to degree/post graduate level in a clinical discipline
- Relevant qualifications in organisational governance (e.g. ISO9001 Auditor or equivalent)
- Senior leadership within the healthcare sector
- Significant experience in clinical governance and quality assurance
- Excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail
- Ability to work proactively and efficiently
Preferred but Not Essential:
- Clinical background due to the nature of the role and its close links to clinical quality and patient safety
Minimum Requirement:
- Proven governance expertise, including experience of risk management, incident investigation, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and the delivery of governance programmes within a clinical environment
- Minimum of two years' experience in a governance role within a healthcare or clinical setting
Benefits:
- Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy, and valued.
- A range of fitness, lifestyle, health, and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts, and pension options.
- At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.
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About Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital:
- Founded in 1969
- Originally built from funds raised by the local community
- One of the leading providers of private healthcare in Leicestershire
- Strong local reputation with loyal patients
- £4.5 million refurbishment in 2011
- Blueprint for the wider Hospitals refresh programme
- 28 ensuite inpatient beds, 2 Laminar flow theatres, Endoscopy Suite, minor treatment room, and 14 consulting rooms
- Wide variety of inpatient and outpatient treatments and services using the best possible technologies
- Local centre of excellence for Children and Young People Services
- Static MRI unit, new digital X-ray room, and digital mammography since 2015
- Close working relationship with the Fitness & Wellbeing Gym in Leicester
- Forerunner for the Nuffield recovery plus programme
- Rated as a ‘Good’ hospital by the CQC across all departments inspected
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